Suspender-link.



PATENTED 19213.12, 1907.

B. J. BALLIBTT. SUSPENDER LINK.

APPLICATION FILED TEB.23, 1905.

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UNITED BYRON J. BALLIETT, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

SUSPENDER-LINK.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed February 23. 1905. Serial No. 247,049.

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Be it known that I, BYRON J. BALLIETT, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Mansiield, Richland county, Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful Iml provements in Suspender-Links, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an attachment for Suspenders, and is especially designed to improve the device shown and described in a patent granted to me bearing the date of February 4, 1902, No. 692,595.

The objects of my invention are to construct an attachment for Suspenders of two separate parts having` cross-bars or journals, upon which crown-rollers are mounted, and means to pivotally connect said parts to admit of independent movement.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

I attain these and other objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan view of my device showing the parts comprising the attachment in closed position with the straps ol the suspender in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the lower part upon which a lower roller is journaled swung out of proper postion and dotted lines showing position when in use. Fig. 3 shows a blank of the desired shape to form the rollers. Figs. 4L and 5 are detail views oi' the crown-rollers. Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view ofthe attachment or link, taken on the line X X of Fig. 2, showing inner link-forming out of position and dotted lines showing position of inner link when in use.

In the construction of my attachment for Suspenders I prefer to use round wire to prepart of the attachment swung j part a of the attachment is formed to the required shape, leaving the upper portion j straight to form a journal a/ for the crownl roller B. These Jfree ends c and CZ of both parts are turned inwardly in alinement with each other. The lower part e swings within the upper part, bringing the roller B, mounted on the upper portion (L2, parallel with and directly underneaththe upper roller, which I is mounted on the upper portion a. The `rfree ends of both parts are pivotally connected by the hollow sleeve f to permit each part to move freely and independently of each other when subjected to unequal strain. I-Iaving fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-M In an attachment for Suspenders comprising a twopart link, one of said link parts adapted to swing within the other, both of said link parts having their ends turned inwardly parallel with each other, a hollow band to pivotally connect said link parts together to permit independent movement; l said link parts having their upper portions formed straight to provide journals, both straight portions lying parallel with each other when in use, antifriotion crown-rollers rotatably mounted upon said straight portions of said link parts.

Signed at Mansiield, Ohio, this 20th day of February, 1905.

BYRON J. BALLIETT.

Witnesses:

H. WALTER MATEER, R. E. COLE. 

